Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.6° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the E by Mon morning).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
334
163
123
221
510
610
627
297
297
216
206
144
142
137
166
154
150
147
160
160
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:21AM1.84m
10:46PM1.72m
11:23AM1.89m
11:47PM1.77m
12:22PM1.95m
Low Tide
4:39PM0.31m
4:59AM0.22m
5:39PM0.27m
5:57AM0.16m
6:36PM0.21m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
6
5
4
2
Temp °C
11
13
13
13
11
11
11
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
6
7
6
7
7
7
8
4
5
5
4
2
3
4
3
4
5
5
4
4
3
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